linux-kernel - [PATCH 3.8 048/133] rtlwifi: rtl8192cu: Fix too long disable of IRQs

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Message-Id: <1398197671-12786-49-git-send-email-kamal@canonical.com>
Date:	Tue, 22 Apr 2014 13:13:06 -0700
From:	Kamal Mostafa <kamal@...onical.com>
To:	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org, stable@...r.kernel.org,
	kernel-team@...ts.ubuntu.com
Cc:	Larry Finger <Larry.Finger@...inger.net>,
	"John W. Linville" <linville@...driver.com>,
	Kamal Mostafa <kamal@...onical.com>
Subject: [PATCH 3.8 048/133] rtlwifi: rtl8192cu: Fix too long disable of IRQs

3.8.13.22 -stable review patch.  If anyone has any objections, please let me know.

------------------

From: Larry Finger <Larry.Finger@...inger.net>

commit a53268be0cb9763f11da4f6fe3fb924cbe3a7d4a upstream.

In commit f78bccd79ba3cd9d9664981b501d57bdb81ab8a4 entitled "rtlwifi:
rtl8192ce: Fix too long disable of IRQs", Olivier Langlois
<olivier@...llion01.com> fixed a problem caused by an extra long disabling
of interrupts. This patch makes the same fix for rtl8192cu.

Signed-off-by: Larry Finger <Larry.Finger@...inger.net>
Signed-off-by: John W. Linville <linville@...driver.com>
Signed-off-by: Kamal Mostafa <kamal@...onical.com>
---
 drivers/net/wireless/rtlwifi/rtl8192cu/hw.c | 15 ++++++++++++++-
 1 file changed, 14 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)

diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/rtlwifi/rtl8192cu/hw.c b/drivers/net/wireless/rtlwifi/rtl8192cu/hw.c
index c08d0f4..57e34ee 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/rtlwifi/rtl8192cu/hw.c
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/rtlwifi/rtl8192cu/hw.c
@@ -985,6 +985,17 @@ int rtl92cu_hw_init(struct ieee80211_hw *hw)
 	struct rtl_ps_ctl *ppsc = rtl_psc(rtl_priv(hw));
 	int err = 0;
 	static bool iqk_initialized;
+	unsigned long flags;
+
+	/* As this function can take a very long time (up to 350 ms)
+	 * and can be called with irqs disabled, reenable the irqs
+	 * to let the other devices continue being serviced.
+	 *
+	 * It is safe doing so since our own interrupts will only be enabled
+	 * in a subsequent step.
+	 */
+	local_save_flags(flags);
+	local_irq_enable();
 
 	rtlhal->hw_type = HARDWARE_TYPE_RTL8192CU;
 	err = _rtl92cu_init_mac(hw);
@@ -997,7 +1008,7 @@ int rtl92cu_hw_init(struct ieee80211_hw *hw)
 		RT_TRACE(rtlpriv, COMP_ERR, DBG_WARNING,
 			 "Failed to download FW. Init HW without FW now..\n");
 		err = 1;
-		return err;
+		goto exit;
 	}
 	rtlhal->last_hmeboxnum = 0; /* h2c */
 	_rtl92cu_phy_param_tab_init(hw);
@@ -1034,6 +1045,8 @@ int rtl92cu_hw_init(struct ieee80211_hw *hw)
 	_InitPABias(hw);
 	_update_mac_setting(hw);
 	rtl92c_dm_init(hw);
+exit:
+	local_irq_restore(flags);
 	return err;
 }
 
-- 
1.9.1

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